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Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM Enter rise Income Verification EIV Security Policy and Procedures The Enterprise Income Verification System (EIV} The ETV system is intended to provide a single source ofincome-related data to PHAs for use in verifying the income reported by tenants in the various assisted housing programs. The office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH} is responsible for administering and maintaining the EIV system. Types of Upfront Verification of Income Provided by EIV The EIV system compares the tenant income data obtained from various sources including: • Tenant-supplied income data captured on Form HUD-50058 and maintained in the PIC databases; • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) data. NDNH becomes the single source for wage, unemployment insurance benefit information, and the new hire (employment) information; • Social Security and Supplemental Security income froxn the Social Security Administration (informarion formerly accessed through TASS}; and • User profile information from the PIC database. What EIV Tenant Data Is Used For EIV data is the first level in the hierarchy of upfront income verification. The EIV data maybe used in the following way: • To verify an applicantJparticipant's eligibility for participation in a HUD rental assistance program and to determine the level of assistance the applicant/participant is entitled to receive. • No adverse action can be taken against an applicant/participant until the PHA has independently verified the EIV (according to the PHA's income verification policy (see note below) and the applicant/participant has been granted an opportunity to contest any adverse findings through the established grievance, hearing, or other legal procedures. Applicability The procedures in this document apply to all Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana (SARA} staff that access EIV data. Exhibit 2